Pas In American Medicine

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Just a quick quiz to make sure you are ready for what Goodwin throws at you. .

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1.

Predecessors to the PA are all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
  
  Officer de Sante
- B.
  
  Officer de Franco
- C.
  
  Feldshers
- D.
  
  Barefoot Doctors
2.

Established after the French Revolution of 1803 and trained for 3-6 years to be held legally liable for their medical actions, one would have been called a/an:
- A.
  
  Feldsher
- B.
  
  Barefoot Doctor
- C.
  
  Officer de Sante
- D.
  
  Medical Doctor
3.

A military medical person that was typically assigned to a physician was introduced in the 1860's after the Bolshevik Revolution were called:
- A.
  
  Medical Doctor
- B.
  
  Officer de Sante
- C.
  
  Feldshers
- D.
  
  Barefoot Doctor
4.

A medical person who was trained on the job for 3-6 months after the cultural revolution in 1966 was called a/an:
- A.
  
  Medical Doctor
- B.
  
  Officer de Sante
- C.
  
  Feldsher
- D.
  
  Barefoot Doctor
5.

The PA profession was introduced in the:
- A.
  
  1950s
- B.
  
  1960s
- C.
  
  1980s
- D.
  
  1999
6.

True or false.Stead & Estes noted the short supply of primary care physicians.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

What is the term used to describe the traditional way in which doctors and similar medical professions are trained.
- A.
  
  Osteopathic
- B.
  
  Naturopathic
- C.
  
  Homeopathic
- D.
  
  Allopathic
8.

True or false. E. Stead suggested extending nurses capabilities to fill the doctor shortage, but it was declined by the National League of Nursing.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Where was the first PA program created by Stead and E. Harvey Estes?
- A.
  
  Harvard University
- B.
  
  Cornell
- C.
  
  Stanford
- D.
  
  MIT
- E.
  
  Duke
10.

How many students were in the first PA program?
- A.
  
  20
- B.
  
  7
- C.
  
  4
- D.
  
  50
11.

Today, how many PAs provide care to over 1 million Americans?
- A.
  
  100,000
- B.
  
  50,000
- C.
  
  80,000
- D.
  
  90,000
12.

Dr. Henry SIlver & Dr. Loretta Ford started what program?
- A.
  
  MEDEX
- B.
  
  PA program
- C.
  
  Colorado Child Health Associative Program
- D.
  
  Medicare
13.

Who is responsible for starting the MEDEX program?
- A.
  
  Dr. Eugene Stead
- B.
  
  Dr. Richard Smith
- C.
  
  Dr. Charles Harvey
- D.
  
  Dr. Henry Silver
14.

IN 1978 the ORIGINAL formal definition of a PA was created by whom?
- A.
  
  AMA
- B.
  
  NCCPA
- C.
  
  AAPA
- D.
  
  ABCD
15.

When was the definition of a PA reconstructed and made into what we know it today?
- A.
  
  2000
- B.
  
  1978
- C.
  
  1988
- D.
  
  1995
16.

Currently, how many PAs work in primary care?
- A.
  
  2/3
- B.
  
  1/3
- C.
  
  1/4
- D.
  
  1/2
- E.
  
  3/4
17.

True or false. Today, most PAs work in inpatient settings.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

Which of the following is a state with the largest number of PAs?
- A.
  
  Massachusetts
- B.
  
  Montana
- C.
  
  Pennsylvania
- D.
  
  Nevada